Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Alpha Centauri One Night at a Time ST
Buddy Knox C'mon Baby ST (mono)
Ellen McIlwaine Crawling Kingsnake Fear Itself
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Can't Eat Shirley Lewis Show Band
Zambonis* Cool Shots (Theme Song) To Bleed Black and Gold
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* The Lady is a Tramp Amist the Black Eyes
Zambonis* Hockey Marlee To Bleed Black and Gold
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Ill Wind And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Honky Tonk Angel
Matt* Lucas The Last Song Matt Gets Blue
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Hard Days Night And I Love Her
Ernie* Smith Show Me a Sign To Behold Jah
Dils* Not Worth It (Ca ne veux pas le pleine) Made In Canada
Ellen McIlwaine We Got Each Other Ellen McIlwaine
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Maple Sugar Two Step Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Ellen McIlwaine We The People Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Jonathan Edwards Sailboat Sailboat
Zambonis* Haunted Hockey Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Nelson* Riddle Vancouver Nights British Columbia Suite
Priscilla* Rollins Sweet Inspiration Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Joe* Glazer We Shall Not Be Moved A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Jonathan Edwards Blow On Chilly Wind Sailboat
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST
Hopeton* Lewis Think Positive Think Positive // Story Book Children
Alpha Centauri You Shot Me Down ST
Zambonis* Boom Boom Boom To Bleed Black and Gold
Jonathan Edwards Let the Rough Side Drag Sailboat
Priscilla* Rollins If You Should Lose Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Cal* Bostic The Darkest Hour (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Matt* Lucas Tomcat Blues Matt Gets Blue
Priscilla* Rollins Let the Good Times Roll Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Zambonis* Leave Your Stink at the Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Twins War War War
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* You Belong to Me You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Jack Holland You Don't Have to Love Me The Eyes of a Dreamer
Hopeton* Lewis Story Book Children Think Positive // Story Book Children
Tony McManus Donal Og - The Lea Rig The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Jack Holland There's More to Come The Eyes of a Dreamer
Loni Gamble Could it be Love ST
Ellen McIlwaine Hang On to a Dream Everybody Needs It
Aarons And Ackley* You And I You And I
Joe* Glazer The Farmer is the Man A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Nelson* Riddle The Route of the Haidas British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billie Joe Honky Tonk Angel
Nelson* Riddle Moving Ahead British Columbia Suite
Happy Dolls Pick Up the Pieces Show Album No. 1
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Buddy Knox Swingin' Daddy ST (mono)
David Amram Your Smile On My Mind Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine For Suki Fear Itself
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Late Night Movies I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) We the People
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra I See Your Face Before Me And I Love Her
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Theme For the Countless And I Love Her
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Street Girl Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine Keep On Everybody Needs It
Priscilla* Rollins Tell Him that You Love Him Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Bow'd Up Fear Itself
Nelson* Riddle Peace River British Columbia Suite
Albert Jones* Mother Nature The Facts of Life
Buddy Knox Rock House ST
Ernie* Smith Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun) Skareggae
Joe* Glazer Solidarity Forever A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Yukon* Nova Scotia Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Priscilla* Rollins Letter to Mommy & Daddy Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Loni Gamble Nightime Kind of Love ST
Jack Holland You Can't Make a Dancer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Cal* Bostic Excessive Love (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Isn't That So Ellen McIlwaine
Alpha Centauri Love Only You ST
Ellen McIlwaine Lazarus Fear Itself
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Polissian Polka 'Mazury' Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine Love and Devotion Ellen McIlwaine
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Green Power Love Serenade
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley B.C. (Oscar McLollie) ST
Albert Jones* You Stole My Love The Facts of Life
Albert Jones* You Just Can't Turn Me Loose The Facts of Life
Buddy Knox Devil Woman ST
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Kolomayka Ukrainian Pops
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
Aarons And Ackley* Sleeping Gypsy ST
Ernie* Smith Take Your Time To Behold Jah
Joe* Glazer It Could be a Wonderful World A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Take Twenty Love Serenade
Oscar* McLollie She's a Child Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Buddy Knox Long Lonely Nights ST (mono)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Country Feelin' Amist the Black Eyes
Dick Marx Orchestra and Choir* Here Come the Hawks Here Come the Hawks b/w Here Come the Hawks (instrumental) (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Honky Tonk Angel
Happy Dolls Funky Stuff Show Album No. 1
Buddy Knox Don't Make Me Cry ST
Albert Jones* Hussle Disco The Facts of Life
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold To Bleed Black and Gold
Aarons And Ackley* Could Have Had Anything You And I
Ellen McIlwaine Say a Single Word Everybody Needs It

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

FEATURED

Dils* - Made In Canada

San Diego, California, USA - Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ernie* Smith - To Behold Jah

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (1)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (1)

War War War

Amist the Black Eyes

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 02

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 01

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